Patents Examined by Ajay Cattungal
  • Patent number: 10841935
    Abstract: In order to allow even a user terminal not supporting UL simultaneous communication to communicate appropriately in a future radio communication system, the present invention provides a user terminal communicating with a plurality of communication systems, having a reception section that receives a downlink (DL) signal transmitted from each of the communication system; a transmission section that transmits an uplink (UL) signal to each of the communication system; and a control section that controls reception of the DL signal and transmission of the UL signal. The control section controls not to transmit UL signals simultaneously to different communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuki Takeda, Hiroki Harada, Satoshi Nagata
  • Patent number: 10833967
    Abstract: Described is a method and system for latency measurement in communication systems. The method comprises: determining, by a first communication device, a power-management state of a second communication device; transmitting, by the first communication device, one or more packets to the second communication device over a communication link, the one or more packets to be received by the second communication device while in the power-management state; receiving, from the second communication device over the communication link, one or more response packets in response to the one or more packets; and determining a latency of the communication link when the second communication device is in the power-management state based on the one or more packets and the one or more response packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLC
    Inventors: Sungho Yun, Marc Goldburg, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Wonjong Rhee
  • Patent number: 10834604
    Abstract: A wireless base station serves a wireless network sector over a frequency channel. The wireless base station shares the frequency channel with an Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication (URLLC) service in a subsector of the wireless network sector. A Fifth Generation (5G) radio beamforms 5G signals over the frequency channel to User Equipment (UEs) that are located in the wireless network sector. The beamforming attenuates the 5G signals below a signal threshold before the 5G signals enter the subsector. A 5G baseband unit determines when UEs enter the subsector. The 5G baseband unit detaches UEs that enter the subsector from the frequency channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventor: Robert Keith Butler
  • Patent number: 10833904
    Abstract: A client device includes a processor and an antenna. The client device obtains an announcement that specifies a winning client of a channel contention competition; identifies a group association of the client device using an identity of the winning client; transmits a preamble modulated by an entry of a preamble interference nullification matrix, the entry is based on the group association; and transmits, after transmitting the preamble, a data transmission. The preamble is transmitted at the same time as a second preamble is transmitted by a second client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Adriana B. Flores Miranda, Edward W. Knightly
  • Patent number: 10827495
    Abstract: A system that receives a request for resources from a first system of a plurality of systems having different levels of priority; identifies resources that are available in a second system different from the plurality of systems based on the received request; and determines whether to adjust a resource assigned to the plurality of systems based on the priority level of the first system and the resources that are available in the second system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chen Sun, Xin Guo
  • Patent number: 10827555
    Abstract: A device, a computer-readable medium, and a method provide for determining, based on a network synchronization signal, a signal power value for a wireless communication; determining, based on the network synchronization signal, a signal quality value for the wireless communication; generating, using the signal power value and the signal quality value, a signal strength associated with a next generation network connection; determining a state of the device, wherein the state relates to a next generation network connection state and a fourth generation (4G)/Long Term Evolution (4G/LTE) network connection state of the device; providing for display a network indicator indicating whether the device is associated with a 4G/LTE network connection or the next generation network connection, wherein the network indicator is based on the state of the device; and providing, for display, a first signal indicator indicating the signal strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Wang, Andrew E. Youtz, Hui Zhao, Lily Zhu, Samirkumar Patel, Balaji L. Raghavachari
  • Patent number: 10812968
    Abstract: Techniques and examples of flexible signaling of capability of use equipment (UE) processing time in wireless communications are described. Accordingly, a UE establishes wireless communication with a network node of a wireless network. The UE also determines whether the UE is capable of operating in a second mode in addition to a first mode. The UE then transmits to the network node a report indicating capability of the UE to operate in the second mode and a condition with respect to a throughput associated with operating in the second mode. The UE performs a task in less time in the second mode than in the first mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: MediaTek Inc.
    Inventors: Xiu-Sheng Li, Wenze Qu, Pei-Kai Liao
  • Patent number: 10812404
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a technology capable of performing processing on desired data in the reception-side communication device, even in the case in which a sequence number space is shared among a plurality of pieces of data transmitted from the transmission-side communication device. [Solution] Provided is a transmission control device including: a communication control unit that controls transmission of a plurality of pieces of data including respective sequence numbers; and a data generation unit that generates, as information indicating one or a plurality of pieces of data to be processed in a reception device among the plurality of pieces of data, number information indicating the sequence numbers included in the one or plurality of pieces of data to be processed. The communication control unit controls transmission of the number information to the reception device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Sugaya, Eisuke Sakai
  • Patent number: 10813030
    Abstract: In a wireless network that includes a plurality of nodes, a method of maintaining, by a first node, information regarding communications links between nodes in the wireless network includes: for each communications link that is established with another node, recording an identification of the other node; and for each message received by the first node from the other node through the communications link with the other node, recording a network pathway by which the message has been sent in the wireless network, the network pathway identifying the nodes and the communications links therebetween by which the message has been sent. Another method includes recording, by a server, for each message that is received by the server from the wireless network, a network pathway by which the message has been sent, the network pathway identifying the nodes and the communications links therebetween by which the message has been sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Robert W. Twitchell, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10798645
    Abstract: A network device includes one or more processors configured to process, a request, from a subscriber device, via a wireless connection device, for network parameters for accessing one or more services provided by a service provider network, the request for network parameters comprising identifying data associated with a subscriber of the service provider network and output, to a service server, an authentication request for the subscriber device, the authentication request indicating the identifying data. In response to receiving an authentication reply indicating the authentication request for the subscriber device has been approved and a service profile for the subscriber, the one or more processors are configured to output, to the wireless connection device, configuration information corresponding to the service profile for the subscriber and output, to the subscriber device, network parameters for accessing the one or more services provided by the service provider network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Sunil Madhaorao Gandhewar, Anand Vijayvergiya
  • Patent number: 10798563
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for configuring a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) mode in a base station, a communication method for use by user terminal supporting communication capabilities of the first type, a base station and user terminal. This user terminal includes a transmission section that transmits information about a capability for supporting HARQ bundling, to a radio base station, and the transmission section transmits bundled HARQ-ACKs to the radio base station based on the capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Takeda, Satoshi Nagata, Naoto Ookubo, Qin Mu, Liu Liu, Huiling Jiang
  • Patent number: 10785746
    Abstract: There is provided a method for coverage enhancement service mode selection. The method is performed by a wireless device. The method comprises obtaining an indication to switch between a first coverage enhancement service mode and a second coverage enhancement service mode. The method comprises selectively switching between the first coverage enhancement service mode and the second coverage enhancement service mode according to the indication. There is also provided a wireless device configured to perform such a method. There is also performed a method for coverage enhancement service mode selection as performed by a network node and a network configured to perform such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Andreas Höglund
  • Patent number: 10778841
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing telephone solicitation prevention using enhanced voice over Internet protocol (“VoIP”) functionalities in conjunction with STIR/SHAKEN protocols. In various embodiments, in response to receiving a call setup message or a call request from a calling party, a call server might send a verification request to a secure telephone identity (“STI”) verification server (“VS”). The STI-VS might verify and send the call setup message to a no solicitation application server, which might instruct a media server to connect to a first gateway device and to play a no solicitation message requesting a response from the calling party, and which might verify whether the response is an appropriate response. If so, a call is established. If not, the call might be disconnected and/or forwarded to a voicemail server to play a voicemail message to the calling party in accordance with preferences of the called party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventor: Joseph A. Scivicque
  • Patent number: 10771278
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program for transmitting at least two payloads in a downstream traffic phase of a time-division duplex (TDD) cycle with a single preamble from a headend followed by concatenated payloads without intervening preambles, whereby the payloads are ranked by increasing modulation profiles. The preamble, and concatenated and ordered set of payloads are then transmitted to two or more predetermined customer premise equipments (CPEs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Entropic Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Chi-ping Nee, Michail Tsatsanis, David Barr
  • Patent number: 10764894
    Abstract: A method and device for zero configuration direct fallback communication is provided. In one aspect a method comprises selecting a channel in a fallback radio band based on at least a portion of at least one system operating parameter for a primary radio band. The method further comprises switching to the selected channel in the fallback radio band. The method also comprises communicating over the selected channel in the fallback radio band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: David G. Wiatrowski, Thomas B. Bohn, Dipendra M. Chowdhary
  • Patent number: 10756856
    Abstract: Provided is a terminal device with which deterioration in hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) retransmission performance can be inhibited by continuing a downlink (DL) HARQ process for DL data before and after changing the uplink link-DL configuration. In this device, a decoder stores, in a retransmission buffer, DL data transmitted from a base station, and decodes the DL data, and a wireless transmitter transmits a response signal generated using a DL-data-error detection result. A soft buffer is partitioned into a plurality of regions for each retransmission process on the basis of the highest values among retransmission process numbers respectively stated in a plurality of configuration patterns which can be set in the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Toru Oizumi, Ayako Horiuchi, Akihiko Nishio
  • Patent number: 10750433
    Abstract: Technology for gateway selection in a mesh network is described. In one embodiment, upon restart of a root node in the mesh network, the root node generates first Root Node Announcement (RANN) information and sends one or more announcement messages comprising the first RANN information to other mesh nodes in the mesh network. The RANN information comprises information about a type of backhaul connection between the root node and one or more network resources external to the mesh network and information about a cost metric defining a cost associated with utilizing the root node computing device to access the one or more network resources for each of one or more mesh nodes in the mesh network since those one or more mesh nodes do not have direct access to the one or more network resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Ashish Kumar Shukla
  • Patent number: 10743339
    Abstract: A lack of a valid dedicated uplink control channel resource configuration can be ascertained by a device. A number of symbols for an uplink control channel can be determined in response to ascertaining a lack of a valid dedicated uplink control channel resource configuration. A downlink message can be received. The downlink message can be based on a device identity of the device. A HARQ-ACK feedback can be transmitted on the uplink control channel using the determined number of symbols in response to receiving the downlink message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Hyejung Jung, Vijay Nangia, Ravi Kuchibhotla
  • Patent number: 10743292
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for resource allocation. The method includes: receiving, by a first device, first resource instruction information transmitted by a second device, the first resource instruction information being used to indicate a resource allocated for at least one first zone covered by the second device; and configuring, by the first device, a resource for at least one second zone covered by the first device according to the first resource instruction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Ning Yang
  • Patent number: 10742290
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for reporting a precoding matrix indicator (PMI). A user equipment (UE) includes a processor configured to generate a report for a PMI. The report includes (i) a wideband amplitude coefficient indicator that is common for a plurality of subbands configured for reporting and (ii) a subband amplitude coefficient indicator and a subband phase coefficient indicator for each of the subbands. The UE further includes a transceiver operably connected to the processor. The transceiver configured to transmit the generated report for the PMI to a base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Md Saifur Rahman, Eko Onggosanusi